Bond Properties of Ceramic Concrete Reinforced by Bamboo Bar

Abstract

Bond properties of ceramic concrete reinforced by bamboo bar were investigated based on pull-out tests. The influences of strength grade of ceramic concrete, material type, bond length, side length and notch spacing of bamboo bar on the bond strength between the bamboo bars and ceramic concrete were studied. The results show that the bond failure mode of ceramic concrete reinforced by bamboo bar without notch is majorly pulling-out failure, however, ceramic concrete reinforced by restructured bamboo (RB) bar with notch appears shear failure mode. The ultimate bond strength of ceramic concrete reinforced by RB bars is higher than that of ceramic concrete reinforced by laminated bamboo (LB) bar, which is close to that of ceramic concrete reinforced by plastic bars,but lower than that of ceramic concrete reinforced by steel bars under the same condition. When the notch spacing is 15 mm, the bond strength of ceramic concrete reinforced by RB bars is the highest. The conclusions can be usable for the the constitutive relationship of ceramic bamboo-reinforced concrete.